England vs USA: Emotional Ellen White devastated yet proud following England's Women's World Cup exit

England fell just short of matching the 2015 champions over 90 minutes

Ellen White said England did everything they could to match the USA following their 2-1 defeat in the semi-final of the Women’s World Cup.

White got England back on level terms after Christen Press gave the USA the lead in the 10th minute.

The USA quickly restored their lead through Alex Morgan before half-time.

England grew into the game and had a goal disallowed for offside, White judged to be fractionally ahead of the last defender as confirmed by a VAR review.

The Lionesses were then handed a chance to take the game to extra time when they were given a penalty after a length VAR review to look at Becky Sauerbrunn’s challenge on White.

Captain Steph Houghton stepped up to take it after Nikita Parris missed two in the games leading up to the semi-final, but was saw her effort easily saved.

A tearful White said after the game she was left feeling devastated yet proud.

Ellen White says England gave everything they could (Getty)

"I'm going to cry,” she said as she began a BBC interview after the game. “I'm devastated not to get to the final. All I feel is pride for my team-mates. USA had an amazing match and we just couldn't match them. I'm proud to be English and I wish them all the best in the final.

"We gave everything. In the first half we were sloppy. We got ourselves back into the game with the goal and it's bitterly disappointing. We've got an unbelievable squad and we had so much belief that we'd get to that final but we just couldn't do that on the day."

Houghton's penalty was not hit with a huge amount of power or placement, but White praised her courage to step up in a moment of enormous pressure.

"The person stepping up takes a lot of courage and we'll never put anything on Steph - she's our leader,” she said. “We'll rally around them and get them ready for Saturday."

2015 winners USA will play against the winners of Netherlands vs Sweden on Sunday, while England will meet the team that loses the second semi-final on Saturday.